If Oulu harboured any hopes of somehow sneaking past Liverpool into the second round after their first leg draw they were cruelly shattered at Anfield.

Hat-tricks for both Souness and McDermott delighted the drooling Kopites as the score climbed and climbed until it reached double figures. Liverpool's first '10' since the drubbing of Dundalk ten years earlier.

2nd Round History records this tie as the only ever meeting of those two great managers Bob Paisley and Sir Alex Ferguson. Aberdeen boasted the talents of Miller, McLeish, Leighton and a fiery young red head called Strachan and had managed to break the Old Firm stranglehold on Scottish football.

On a freezing night at Pittodrie, a lone Terry McDermott goal settled the issue. McDermott had blossomed into a midfield player of rare ability capable of scoring magnificently spectacular goals and this goal at Aberdeen was one of his best.

Another night destined to go down in Liverpool folklore. Stories of arrogant Germans having already booked their flights for Paris served only to facilitate their downfall.

An early injury to Kenny Dalglish meant a rare appearance for skilfull winger Howie Gayle. The Germans had no answer to his running and trickery and he played his part in softening up Bayern for Ray Kennedy's late strike. A last gasp equaliser was not enough to prevent Liverpool reaching their third European Cup final.

Final Spanish giants Madrid were taking part in their 9th European Cup final and had won the cup on 6 previous occasions, but Liverpool were eager to join the ranks of those who had captured the trophy 3 times.

In another disappointing match, it was Real who had slightly the better of the first half but as the game wore on, Liverpool's determination began to wear down the Spaniards, as Graeme Souness wrestled control of the midfield from Real's Uli Stielike.

Alan Kennedy got the crucial goal, taking a Ray Kennedy throw-in on his chest, going past defender Cortes, and then smashing home from a tight angle. In an exciting finish, Souness narrowly failed to grab a second goal after a marvellous save from keeper Agustin.

Bob Paisley's view on the final and the honour of winning the European cup for the third time. "It was a very physical first half and some of the Real Madrid tackling was outrageous, to say the least. But at the same time they had players of real quality. We started quite well but we were upset, probably, by some of the tackles. It was a triumph for our character once again. We started with three players - Dalglish, Thompson and Alan Kennedy - short of match practice, and Souness was hurt shortly after the kick-off. I'm sure Real didn't begrudge us our victory. I was so proud to be the manager of the first British club to win the European Cup three times."

Sir Bob quote

"Bob was amazing really. He could look at a player and tell you everything about him and his judgement was always spot on. But in other areas of life he was hopeless. We'd be staying in hotels before matches and Bob always had bother in restaurants just trying to open the little packets of butter and so on. He could never open packets. If he did manage to get something open he'd do the wrong end and sauce or whatever would squirt everywhere. He had this thing with peanuts, throwing them up in the air to catch them in his mouth. The only thing was no one ever saw him catch one. They would be bouncing off his nose or his cheek or missing him altogether. Bob knew his football inside out and he loved the horses, of course. He was knowledgeable about both, but in other sports he didn't have a clue. If we were in a hotel watching a bit of snooker on the telly, he would always predict which pocket the player was going for. He'd say, "Blue, bottom left", and the player would pot the pink into the top right. He'd be wrong every time. It was hilarious."